I made a Boo Boo on my turntable
joeparaski
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I don't use my TT very often (mainly because it's not properly calibrated and set up), however, I decided to play a record the other day (Maggot Brain by Funkadelic)...*yeah yeah I know, but there's this crazy guitar solo I really like on it*:p ......anyway, when the song was over, I switched over to the cd player and totally forgot about the TT...with the darn needle still on the record!! A few hours later, my wife informed me that the TT was still turning....aaaggghhhh!!!:eek: :eek: So there was the tonearm, bumping against the cheapo plastic compression thingy in the center, and bouncing back an inch or so onto the record :eek: :eek:
I haven't used the TT since, too afraid of what I might hear.
Joe
I haven't used the TT since, too afraid of what I might hear.
Joe
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Well, if you had an AR turntable during the 60's, and liked to listen to it through Sennheisers right before bed, there was many a morning when you woke up to the sound of surface noise. Eight hours of extra stylus wear was the only ill effect. This is first hand info.
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joeparaski wrote:I don't use my TT very often (mainly because it's not properly calibrated and set up), however, I decided to play a record the other day (Maggot Brain by Funkadelic)...*yeah yeah I know, but there's this crazy guitar solo I really like on it*:p ......anyway, when the song was over, I switched over to the cd player and totally forgot about the TT...with the darn needle still on the record!! A few hours later, my wife informed me that the TT was still turning....aaaggghhhh!!!:eek: :eek: So there was the tonearm, bumping against the cheapo plastic compression thingy in the center, and bouncing back an inch or so onto the record :eek: :eek:
I haven't used the TT since, too afraid of what I might hear.
Joe
Take an expendable LP and see what happens with that, if it sounds okay great, after that calibrate that turntable man . . .you are missing some good listening. If you need help there are tons of tools and websites that can help you with it. Worse case senario, spring $20 to $30 for Michael Fremer's 21st Century Vinyl DVD. I love it and when I get my SME V audio lead I will have all my turntable setup paraphernalia ready with Mikey as the guide. I've done turntable setups hundreds of times but I'm 20 years out of practice. . . but I know I am still going to love it.
